Our dwindling supply of leftists feel particularly morose, depressed, and hopeless around Christmas. That is all their fault. They feel it acutely because guilt will never leave them alone -- and will be their sole companion for eternity.

Actually, you could also use a "voltage clamper" that shunts voltages above or below any preset limit to ground or neutral. These circuits are available at any HAM fair, Rado Shack, or CED outlet. They use a high-low bipass Selenium gate to set whatever voltage and current you wish to deliver.

You will find three rheostats on the older models: high bias, low bias, and neutral bus voltage. Newer models from Fluke have a digital readout and are utterly reliable.

Since you are dealing with 12 VDC and miliamperes, opt for the lowest power system to get the greatest sensitivity at the most reasonable cost.

Be patient! Your lawyer said 30-45 days and I think he was being optimistic given that you were approved just in the midst of holidays. Your lump sum will be based upon your personal contributions (or your parents) and no one can estimate that. Without knowing how much, there is no way to know if ...